1. Water-soluble monoazo compounds of the general Formula (1) see diagramm : EP0073406,P17,F1 in which D is a phenyl or naphthyl radical, either of which is substituted and mandatorily contains at least one group which imparts solubility in water, one of the substituents can also contain, or be, a group of the formula -SO2 -Z, in which Z represents the beta-hydroxyethyl group or a group Y of the meaning indicated below, M is a hydrogen atom or the equivalent of a monovalent, divalent or trivalent metal, R is the methyl group, a carboxy group or a carbalkoxy group of 1 to 4 C atoms in the alkyl radical, R**1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1 to 4 C atoms, R**2 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 4 C atoms, an alkoxy group of 1 to 4 C atoms or a chlorine atom, R**3 is hydrogen atom, an alkyl group of 1 to 4 C atoms or an alkoxy group of 1 to 4 C atoms, the formula moieties R**1 , R**2 , R**3 and R can be identical to or different from one another, Y is the vinyl group, or an ethyl group which contains, in the beta-position, a radical which can be eliminated as an anion under alkaline conditions, Hal is a chlorine or fluorine atom.